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Create larger and more useful mobile robots! Ideal for serious hobbyists, Applied Robotics II begins by discussing PMDC motor operation and criteria for selecting drive, arm, hand and neck motors. Subsequent chapters delve into complex topics, from rolling platform design considerations to neural networks and more. Detailed instructions for building specific systems plus in-depth exploration of artificial intelligence (AI), vision and other advanced concepts are included. Instructive illustrations, schematics, part numbers and sources are also provided, making this book a "must" for advanced builders with a keen interest in moving from simple reflexes to autonomous, AI-based robots. Key Features Use of an MCU reflex net and computer network shows readers how to gain greater flexibility and power Individual chapters delve deeply into self-organizing brain architecture, memory, and episodic learning, robot vision and language, and more Chapter-end projects, plus a coherent project thread throughout the book, put robot builders on a critical path to success Table Of Contents Preface 1. And So It Begins 2. Batteries 3. Rolling Platform 4. Stock Power Drivers 5. Body and Head 6. Arm 7. Hand 8. Reflexes 9. Sense & Control: Drive System 10. PC Control 11. Simulated Intelligence 12. Neurons and Neural Networks 13. Learning and Noticing 14. Vision and Language Appendixes Index